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Hålandsosen is a village in
Suldal Suldal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the northeast corner of Rogaland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Ryfylke. Since 1965, the administrative centre of ...
municipality in
Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...
county,
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The village is located along the eastern shore of the
Erfjorden Erfjorden is a fjord in the municipalities Suldal and Hjelmeland in Rogaland county, Norway. The long fjord begins at the small village of Tysse in Suldal and heads south past the village of Hålandsosen before making a sharp turn to the west ...
, about east of the village of Jelsa and about south of the municipal centre of
Sand Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is usually defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural ...
. The
Norwegian National Road 13 National Road 13 (, ) is a national road which runs from the town of Stavanger in Rogaland county to the village of Sogndalsfjøra in Vestland county. The route is long and runs south–north through Rogaland and Vestland counties, following ...
runs through the village, and the Erfjord Bridge lies just north of the village. It is the only bridge over the
Erfjorden Erfjorden is a fjord in the municipalities Suldal and Hjelmeland in Rogaland county, Norway. The long fjord begins at the small village of Tysse in Suldal and heads south past the village of Hålandsosen before making a sharp turn to the west ...
. The village was the
administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of the old municipality of
Erfjord Erfjord is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1914 until 1965. It encompassed the area around the Erfjorden in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Suldal. The administrative c ...
, which existed from 1914 until 1965. The village is the site of the
Erfjord Church Erfjord Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hålandsosen. It is the church for the Erfjord parish which is part of the Ryfylke prosti (deanery) in ...
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Villages in Rogaland Suldal {{Rogaland-geo-stub